Leonardo Acevedo


Leonardo Acevedo Ruiz is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Sporting CP.

Club career

Porto

Born in Medellín, Acevedo began his career at hometown club Atlético Nacional. In August 2014, he was loaned to Portugal's FC Porto for a year.
Acevedo played in the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League with Porto U19, scoring 5 goals in 5 matches, as well as 29 goals in 36 matches in the domestic season. On 24 May 2015, the last game of the Segunda Liga season, he played the first 56 minutes on his professional debut before being substituted for Dim in a goalless draw at relegated C.S. Marítimo B.
Again loaned to the same club in 2015–16, Acevedo scored nine goals in 25 games as Porto B became the first reserve team to win the second division. These included braces in home November wins over Gil Vicente F.C. and C.D. Mafra.

Sporting

In July 2016, Acevedo was loaned for a year to another Portuguese club, Sporting CP, and again assigned to the reserve team. He scored 12 goals in his first season, joint ninth in the whole league.
Acevedo returned to the city of Porto in July 2017, being loaned for a year to Primeira Liga club Boavista F.C. after Sporting signed him permanently. He scored only once in his debut top-flight season, opening a 1–1 draw with C.D. Tondela at the Estádio do Bessa the following 30 March.
In August 2018, Acevedo was loaned to FC Zorya Luhansk of the Ukrainian Premier League. He went goalless in 11 total matches in Eastern Europe.
On 2 September 2019, Acevedo went back to Portugal's second tier, joining Varzim S.C. on loan. He scored on 17 December as they defeated Anadia F.C. 2–1 after extra time to reach the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.

Honours

;Porto
;Porto B